Six TV Genre Slip-Ups Stress A Need for Data Accuracy

When it comes to
television and entertainment metadata, an essential facet is the genre
associated with a given TV show or movie.

These genres are important for two key reasons: first, it informs the viewer of
the nature of the selected programming, whether they’re locating it in an on-screen guide or a connected device app, and second, an appropriate genre assists
television recommendation engines and similar aggregation services with sorting
and suggesting related TV content to audiences.

Therefore, if a film or show is improperly or incorrectly tagged, not only are
viewers misled, but complex recommendation algorithms are deceived as well,
which causes the end-user to receive inaccurate guidance as a result.

Take a look at several instances where a TV metadata provider labeled programming with the wrong genre. In most of these cases, it’s an egregious
error that links a television show with the opposite sort of content.

1. “Archer,” an FX
animated series intended for adults that generally airs in the 10 p.m. EST window,
is provided with a “children” genre. It holds a TV-MA rating and features
decidedly grown-up humor.

3. Comedy Central’s “@midnight”
is also listed by this metadata provider as “family.” As the title suggests,
this late-night improv comedy game show airs at 12 a.m. EST, and is known for
its risqué jokes.

6. And in a similar debacle, TLC’s “All About Sex,” a TV-MA program
on adult relationships, is strangely given the “Sports” genre.

It’s clear that the standard for maintaining accuracy,
especially in terms of genres, isn’t very high with some television and
entertainment metadata providers, but with FYI Television, it is. Click below
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